Diamonds Are Forever: Neeraj Chopra Earns Over Rs 20 Lakh After Closing 2024 Season With Narrow Misses

16.09.2024 - 01:20 sports.ndtv.com

Just hits and no misses? Bayern Munich came agonisingly close to lifting the UEFA Champions League at home in 2012. The Bavarian giants had to settle for a runners-up medal before Jupp Heynckes' men ended their 12-year-long wait for a UEFA Champions League title in 2013.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City avenged their 2021 Champions League heartbreak against Chelsea by lifting the famous trophy with a narrow 1-0 win over Inter Milan in 2023.

Even Team India witnessed a series of final heartbreaks in the lead-up to the epoch-making summit clash against South Africa in the Caribbean.

No one remembers a runner-up or do they? It was at the Kuortane Games 2021 when javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra last settled for a place outside the top 2.

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Double Paris Olympics medalist Manu Bhaker has revealed that her mother wanted to send her to Kota for education, before the coach at her first shooting range convinced them to wait one year and support her shooting career. In an exclusive chat with NDTV, Manu also shared the origin story of her introduction to shooting, and that the sport had been introduced to her while she was bunking a class in school. The 22-year-old also opened up on her next goals and her process.

Manu Bhaker's Olympic Pistol Worth Over Rs 1 Crore? Double Olympic Medallist Lifts Lid

Manu Bhaker is the new sporting sensation of India. The star shooter shone with twin bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024 and etched her name in the history books. She became the first-ever Indian athlete to win multiple medals in a single edition of the Games. Since her achievement, Manu has been the talk of the town. While the media houses have been extensively covering every move of the markswoman, there are also certain rumours that have spread regarding her, one of them being the price of her pistol.

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth To Comeback After 4 Months With Macau Open 2024

Former World number one Kidambi Srikanth will be making his return to badminton during the Macau Open competition starting on Tuesday as a part of 23-member Indian contingent. Srikanth, 31, has not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May. Now, as per Olympics.com, he returns as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event. The 2021 World Championships medalists made it to the semifinals of the Swiss Open in March this year but struggled to reach beyond pre-quarterfinals in nine other tournaments played this year.

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth To Comeback After 4 Months With Macau Open 2024

NDTV Yuva Conclave - "Most Memorable Moment Of My Career": Shamsher Singh On Paris Olympic Hockey Bronze

Shamsher Singh was an important member of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian hockey team has been on an upward curve since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games. This time too, India played brilliantly till the semi-finals but faltered in the last four stage. However, India rose to the challenge in the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1.

NDTV Yuva Conclave - "Most Memorable Moment Of My Career": Shamsher Singh On Paris Olympic Hockey Bronze